Ame Tha Hin (Burmese Beef Curry)
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Ingredients
- 700 g beef shin, diced
- 2 onion, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves
- 25 g fresh ginger
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 2 star anise
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 320 g jasmine rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 684 kcal
- Protein
- 45.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 73.6 g
- of which sugars
- 7.6 g
- Fat
- 21.5 g
- of which saturates
- 5.2 g
- Fibre
- 3.8 g
- Salt
- 0.31 g
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Method
- 1
Fry the sliced onion in the oil in a large pot for 5 minutes until softened and golden.
- 2
Add the chopped garlic and ginger, turmeric and chilli powder and cook for 1 minute.
- 3
Add the beef, star anise and chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, turning the beef to brown it.
- 4
Add 400ml water, cover and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the beef is tender and cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 5
Cook the jasmine rice according to the pack and serve alongside the curry.

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